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Tell us how you cope with poor sleeping
juju:
Hi Sue and glad you had a good time in Amsterdam and some sleep even if it wasnt the "real" kind. I know they like you to take the hrt for 3 months before they can say whether its working ok for you.When you were on it before was it the same one?You said you slept then and sorry if I have read what it was and forgotten :-\!If it isne the asme one maybe they can put you back on the other one.I have been on three kinds but because i was having bleeds and this one seems ok,but as i said my sleeping isnt perfect,but liveable with for me and a lot better than it was.My OH always says I seem to be asleep except when I do have a v bad night....not so often now.One of my friends reminded me I've never been a brilliant sleeper,she was but suffers now as well!Hope you can get some relief/sleep soon!Julie xx
suzieQ:
HI julie - thank you so much for the reply. In answer to your Q - yes I am on the same one only a stronger dose now for the last 3-4 weeks as my GP thought a higher dose might work for the sleep. Its Evorel Conti patches - now on 100 - was on 50 which is the lowest you can get in that one. I was absolutely fine on that for 4 years - not a hint of sleep problems - this has all been provoked by coming off HRT. I must admit today I feel dreadful - My OH may have thought I was sleeping whenever he checked and Iwas sort of lightly dozing but it was dreamy poor sleep! At least I don't have the sweats and flushes any more - and I can keep calm at night and not panic - but if thi sdoesn't resolve itself I can't imagine how I'll cope and live a normal life. I just feel so desperate and there seems no answer to it - just keep on suffering I suppose and try to get by the best you can. Its not living life as it should be though is it? Thank you so much for caring and helping - I find it very moving that all these women you have never even met can be so supportive. I don't know what else to try - I feel so helpless. Love to you Sue xx
juju:
Hi sue and sorry you are struggling.What about phoning and talking to your GP?Mine is quite happy to do that and I dont feel I'm wasting her time quite as much as making an appointment!There maybe something else you can take or do and at least it keeps them in the picture.Hoping you get a better night soon!Julie xx
suzieQ:
Thanks Julie - you are very kind and I really appreciate it - I was thinking I would phone the doc or a specialist menopause nurse I have found who is very helpful. I wa swondering if my estrogen dose is too high a sI know that can sometimes cause a "feedback" problem. The sleep was dreadful again last night and I feel generally not as good as i did - v. sore breasts, very down, a bit shaky etc but that could be the lack of sleep....only 4 hours last night with 2 wake ups and a very early wake for me - unable to drop off again.
Thank you for your good wishes - hope you are Ok and doing well.
Love Sue x
Do I Come Here often?:
Morning All!
Here we go..I can now join the club re poor sleepers! I'm 48, have been peri-menopausal for about four years. Periods have been occasionally late one month by a week, and then fine for a while, then a week early, but nothing too drastic. Occasionally heavy but mostly manageable (One awful incident, when I flooded on my best friends new carpet!) (Ohh the shame! :-[) Fairly regular night sweats, but I have managed to sleep through them, just waking enough to realise how hot/wet I am, throw the covers off and go back to sleep. (I must cover myself up again whilst still asleep!) No hot flushes during the day, but I do perspire heavily from the arm pit area, although my body can feel quite cold at the time, weird!! I have the usual foggy head, dizziness etc Oh and lots of joint and muscle pain / weakness, but I have had the hormone test at the docs and I am confirmed peri men, so I'm not worrying about the symptoms, just going with them! Well I was.....I've been awaiting my last period for 3 weeks now, and as my hubby has been attended to, I am assuming I'm not preggie...(Keep rubbing my tummy lovingly, just in case!) (Hope I'm not though as my other two are 22 and 19 and I'm more than happy with my brood) (Hubby keeps looking at the milkman too!) Anyway, back to the sleeping thing. I now find that I wake up about four in the morning, and I can't get back to sleep again. I'm not sweating, just wide awake! This must be tied in with the absent period/hormone thing? I have a hot bath before I go to bed, I'm nice and relaxed, but still wake up very early. Oh and I'm really stiff when I get up too and It's much more noticeable than it used to be :crutch: (Slight exaggeration there, but sometimes it feels like that!) I'm still fairly cheerful about it all,but I've got a headache today, due to lack of sleep, and I think if it goes on for much longer, it will definately wear me down. I really don't want to go on to HRT, so we will see how it goes.... So good to hear everyone elses experiences though, it really does help to know that you are not alone! :)
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